Week 1 Free Post

Here are the questions I didn't already answer in my first post.

• What do I need to study for this major?
• What jobs do engineers have?
• What is a professional engineer?
• What's a typical day for an engineer?
• What's new in engineering?
• Who are some famous people with engineering degrees?

I looked up frequently asked questions on the Internet and this one website can up that was very useful.

   The website answered What is a professional engineer? by saying"Professional engineers have fulfilled the rigorous education, examination, and experience requirements, which, under state licensure laws, permit them to offer engineering services to the public. Although engineering licensure laws vary from state to state, in general, to become a PE an individual must be a graduate of an engineering program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, pass the Fundamentals of Engineering exam, gain four years of experience as an intern, and then pass the Principles and Practice of Engineering exam. PEs take legal responsibility for their engineering designs, being bound by a code of ethics to protect public health and safety."
  It also had a question similar to What's new in engineering and  the website answered with "From the mass production of the automobile to space travel, from the telephone to the Internet, and from bioengineered foods to clean water, engineers have applied their expertise to improve the quality of our lives"
   The website also listed a few famous people who have engineering degrees. Some of which are Bill S. Nye, William S. Harley, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Tom Scholz from "Boston".
It also had other questions I didn't ask that were very interesting.
Here's a link to the website I found:
http://www.nspe.org/resources/media/resources/frequently-asked-questions-about-engineering

Now I have two more questions to get answers to.
I used the Michigan State Engineering website and when to degree requirements for mechanical engineering and saw exactly what classes I need to take in order to receive a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering. Here's a link to the page you can view all of the engineering degree programs and their requirements.
http://www.egr.msu.edu/undergraduate/academic/degree-programs

My last question is a little harder to answer because its more of an interview question and there are many fields of engineering which makes this question subjective to what engineer you ask.

All in all the Internet was very helpful in answering my questions.  I got quick answers and additional information about engineering.

 

Work Cited

"Frequently Asked Questions About Engineering." National Society of  Professional Engineering. NSPE. 2014. web. 17 Jan. 2014

"Degree Programs." Michigan State University College of Engineering. Michigan State University. 2013. web. 17 Jan 2014